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<caption class="r systemtitle">Outcomes of Applications for Disability Benefits <br></br> Table 62. <br></br> Medical decisions at the reconsideration level, by year of application and program, 2008�2017</caption>
 
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<th rowspan="2">Year</th>
<th colspan="3">All decisions</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for Social Security only</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for both Social Security and SSI</th>
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<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a,b</sup> (percent)</th>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">All&nbsp;disabled&nbsp;beneficiaries</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      11,290</td>
<td class="r data">       2,301</td>
<td class="r data">    20.4</td>
<td class="r data">       7,688</td>
<td class="r data">       1,565</td>
<td class="r data">    20.4</td>
<td class="r data">       3,602</td>
<td class="r data">         736</td>
<td class="r data">    20.4</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      12,227</td>
<td class="r data">       2,477</td>
<td class="r data">    20.3</td>
<td class="r data">       8,273</td>
<td class="r data">       1,723</td>
<td class="r data">    20.8</td>
<td class="r data">       3,954</td>
<td class="r data">         754</td>
<td class="r data">    19.1</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      13,728</td>
<td class="r data">       2,711</td>
<td class="r data">    19.7</td>
<td class="r data">       9,151</td>
<td class="r data">       1,901</td>
<td class="r data">    20.8</td>
<td class="r data">       4,577</td>
<td class="r data">         810</td>
<td class="r data">    17.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      14,836</td>
<td class="r data">       3,096</td>
<td class="r data">    20.9</td>
<td class="r data">       9,759</td>
<td class="r data">       2,183</td>
<td class="r data">    22.4</td>
<td class="r data">       5,077</td>
<td class="r data">         913</td>
<td class="r data">    18.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      15,481</td>
<td class="r data">       3,050</td>
<td class="r data">    19.7</td>
<td class="r data">      10,145</td>
<td class="r data">       2,134</td>
<td class="r data">    21.0</td>
<td class="r data">       5,336</td>
<td class="r data">         916</td>
<td class="r data">    17.2</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      16,118</td>
<td class="r data">       2,777</td>
<td class="r data">    17.2</td>
<td class="r data">      10,528</td>
<td class="r data">       1,944</td>
<td class="r data">    18.5</td>
<td class="r data">       5,590</td>
<td class="r data">         833</td>
<td class="r data">    14.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      16,406</td>
<td class="r data">       2,977</td>
<td class="r data">    18.1</td>
<td class="r data">      11,101</td>
<td class="r data">       2,110</td>
<td class="r data">    19.0</td>
<td class="r data">       5,305</td>
<td class="r data">         867</td>
<td class="r data">    16.3</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      15,344</td>
<td class="r data">       3,050</td>
<td class="r data">    19.9</td>
<td class="r data">      10,550</td>
<td class="r data">       2,166</td>
<td class="r data">    20.5</td>
<td class="r data">       4,794</td>
<td class="r data">         884</td>
<td class="r data">    18.4</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      15,140</td>
<td class="r data">       3,058</td>
<td class="r data">    20.2</td>
<td class="r data">      10,458</td>
<td class="r data">       2,239</td>
<td class="r data">    21.4</td>
<td class="r data">       4,682</td>
<td class="r data">         819</td>
<td class="r data">    17.5</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">      12,070</td>
<td class="r data">       2,378</td>
<td class="r data">    19.7</td>
<td class="r data">       8,279</td>
<td class="r data">       1,739</td>
<td class="r data">    21.0</td>
<td class="r data">       3,791</td>
<td class="r data">         639</td>
<td class="r data">    16.9</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Workers</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      11,176</td>
<td class="r data">       2,285</td>
<td class="r data">    20.4</td>
<td class="r data">       7,614</td>
<td class="r data">       1,554</td>
<td class="r data">    20.4</td>
<td class="r data">       3,562</td>
<td class="r data">         731</td>
<td class="r data">    20.5</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      12,093</td>
<td class="r data">       2,451</td>
<td class="r data">    20.3</td>
<td class="r data">       8,184</td>
<td class="r data">       1,706</td>
<td class="r data">    20.8</td>
<td class="r data">       3,909</td>
<td class="r data">         745</td>
<td class="r data">    19.1</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      13,610</td>
<td class="r data">       2,695</td>
<td class="r data">    19.8</td>
<td class="r data">       9,074</td>
<td class="r data">       1,887</td>
<td class="r data">    20.8</td>
<td class="r data">       4,536</td>
<td class="r data">         808</td>
<td class="r data">    17.8</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      14,695</td>
<td class="r data">       3,077</td>
<td class="r data">    20.9</td>
<td class="r data">       9,670</td>
<td class="r data">       2,171</td>
<td class="r data">    22.5</td>
<td class="r data">       5,025</td>
<td class="r data">         906</td>
<td class="r data">    18.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      15,359</td>
<td class="r data">       3,035</td>
<td class="r data">    19.8</td>
<td class="r data">      10,064</td>
<td class="r data">       2,125</td>
<td class="r data">    21.1</td>
<td class="r data">       5,295</td>
<td class="r data">         910</td>
<td class="r data">    17.2</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      15,994</td>
<td class="r data">       2,763</td>
<td class="r data">    17.3</td>
<td class="r data">      10,447</td>
<td class="r data">       1,935</td>
<td class="r data">    18.5</td>
<td class="r data">       5,547</td>
<td class="r data">         828</td>
<td class="r data">    14.9</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      16,307</td>
<td class="r data">       2,965</td>
<td class="r data">    18.2</td>
<td class="r data">      11,036</td>
<td class="r data">       2,103</td>
<td class="r data">    19.1</td>
<td class="r data">       5,271</td>
<td class="r data">         862</td>
<td class="r data">    16.4</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      15,248</td>
<td class="r data">       3,039</td>
<td class="r data">    19.9</td>
<td class="r data">      10,495</td>
<td class="r data">       2,160</td>
<td class="r data">    20.6</td>
<td class="r data">       4,753</td>
<td class="r data">         879</td>
<td class="r data">    18.5</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      15,038</td>
<td class="r data">       3,047</td>
<td class="r data">    20.3</td>
<td class="r data">      10,398</td>
<td class="r data">       2,230</td>
<td class="r data">    21.4</td>
<td class="r data">       4,640</td>
<td class="r data">         817</td>
<td class="r data">    17.6</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">      12,003</td>
<td class="r data">       2,366</td>
<td class="r data">    19.7</td>
<td class="r data">       8,239</td>
<td class="r data">       1,731</td>
<td class="r data">    21.0</td>
<td class="r data">       3,764</td>
<td class="r data">         635</td>
<td class="r data">    16.9</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Widow(er)s</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">          98</td>
<td class="r data">          15</td>
<td class="r data">    15.3</td>
<td class="r data">          64</td>
<td class="r data">          10</td>
<td class="r data">    15.6</td>
<td class="r data">          34</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">    14.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">         115</td>
<td class="r data">          24</td>
<td class="r data">    20.9</td>
<td class="r data">          79</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          36</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">         104</td>
<td class="r data">          15</td>
<td class="r data">    14.4</td>
<td class="r data">          72</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          32</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">         125</td>
<td class="r data">          16</td>
<td class="r data">    12.8</td>
<td class="r data">          81</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">    11.1</td>
<td class="r data">          44</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">    15.9</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">         111</td>
<td class="r data">          15</td>
<td class="r data">    13.5</td>
<td class="r data">          76</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">    11.8</td>
<td class="r data">          35</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">    17.1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">         102</td>
<td class="r data">          13</td>
<td class="r data">    12.7</td>
<td class="r data">          67</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">    11.9</td>
<td class="r data">          35</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">    14.3</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">          88</td>
<td class="r data">          11</td>
<td class="r data">    12.5</td>
<td class="r data">          58</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">    10.3</td>
<td class="r data">          30</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">    16.7</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">          88</td>
<td class="r data">          11</td>
<td class="r data">    12.5</td>
<td class="r data">          48</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">    12.5</td>
<td class="r data">          40</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">    12.5</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">          91</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          52</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          39</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">          54</td>
<td class="r data">          12</td>
<td class="r data">    22.2</td>
<td class="r data">          33</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">    24.2</td>
<td class="r data">          21</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">    19.0</td>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Adult&nbsp;children</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">          19</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          10</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">          16</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">    18.8</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">    37.5</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">          11</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">          13</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="10" class="footer">SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disability Research file, 100 percent data. <br></br> NOTES: Data are current through June 2018. <br></br> Because a number of applications remain pending for more recent years, the allowance rate will change over time. <br></br> Applications with a medical decision may be pending a final nonmedical decision or be subsequently denied for nonmedical reasons. <br></br> A revised process was introduced on October 1, 1999, in 10 states, under which initial denials could be appealed directly to the hearing level without a reconsideration. <br></br> Data from 1992 through 1998 are available for disabled workers only. <br></br> SSI = Supplemental Security Income. <br></br> a. Rate determined by dividing medical allowances by all medical decisions for that year. <br></br> b. Rate for the Social Security portion only. <br></br> CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
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